For example, a single young adult may make $50,000 and discover their health insurance premiums have gone up significantly in order to subsidize coverage expansion elsewhere, which some people have derided as “redistribution of wealth.” These “shadow fiscal policies” have resulted in effectively raising taxes for the middle class, and the Obamacare penalty continues to be unpopular, as well.

“Already people who have plans that predate the Affordable Care Act can keep those plans if they haven’t changed. That was already in the law. Today we’re going to extend that principle both to people whose plans have changed since the law took effect and people who bought plans since the law took effect.”

This idea was apparently considered necessary because the Obamacare website, HealthCare.gov, continues to experience major performance issues, and millions of Americans are outraged over losing their existing coverage.

In a rather partisan swipe at the loyal opposition, President Obama also mentioned Republicans wanting to defund the Affordable Care Act completely as “brazen attempts to undermine the law.”

For example, John Boehner said an Obamacare fix was not enough:

“I am highly skeptical that they can do this administratively. There is no way to fix this.”

Do you think the Obamacare fix proposed by President Obama is enough to repair the woes caused by the Affordable Care Act? Do you think the Affordable Care Act was intended to be a prelude to single payer insurance?